The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-05-05
Curious Freaks Of Nature.

A few miles from Mackinaw, ILL.,, Is
curious piece of ground. nearly an
acre in extent, which is so warm that
the snow melts as soon as it falls upon
it, and though the surrounding country
may be buried in deep drifts, this
particular spot remains bare through.
out the winter. The earth there is so
dry that it is said to flash like pow
der when disturbed, and a peculiar
gas issues from the ground. which has
thus far shattered every vessel in which
it is confined
Mr.. j. Ogden. of jamestown. OAK.
has natural curiosity in the shape of
pig which came into the world head
less and hairless. but with horn
sticking out from the end of its neck
like the trunk of an infant rhinoceros.
Its feet are like the hoofs of horse.
and there is hump sticking out from
its back. which is supposed to be the
missing head. The pig has one eye.
1t lived a week and was apparently
hearty, but is now preserved in alcohol.
A negro of the name of Wiley Smith.
of Boxer County. Ga, is said by the
Savannah News to be physical Curl
osity. Ten years ago he was one of
the blacklist men to be found in the
State, but to-day his skin is of light
gingerbread color. The change in
him was first noticed in his finger-tips,
whence it spread up his arms and then
down his body. The backs of his
hands are still quite black and dark
spots still remain on his face and give
it strangely notified appearance.
A farmer named Orion, living near
Byhalia, Miss, some time ago became
the father of child which was natural
ly formed as far as the body and lower
limbs are concerned, but whose head
resembles that of rooster. On the
top of the head, which is narrow and
runs up into a peak, is a diminutive
comb of bright red color. and the
nose looks like the beak of a game
cock. The eyes are small and pro-
tuberant. but the vision is clear and
distinct. The child is not old enough
to talk and his attempts to do so sounds
exactly like ROSTERS crow. Mr.. and
Mrs. Orion have several children who
are physically perfect and are much
distressed by the strange deformity of
the child.
A newspaper printed at Dolores,
Argentine Republic, which is situated
near the volcanic region, gives an &C.
count of mysterious shower of stones
which fell near that city few weeks
ago. The stones are said to have fallen
as thick as hail, and varied in size from
pebble to very respectable boulder.
Incalculable damage was done to the
crops, tall trees were shivered to atoms,
barns and outhouses were demolished
and many domestic animals were kill
ed. In some localities the ground was
covered with the bodies of wild geese
and hawks, which appeared to have
been killed during their fight in the
air. Several persons were struck and
badly injured while at work in the
fields, and in the city itself, which
missed the violence of the shower, one
dwelling was wrecked. The stones are
said to have fallen continuously for
more than minute.
Strange volcanic disturbances are
said to have been frightening the peo-
pie living along the Blood River, near
New Concord, in Galloway County, Ky.
The phenomena were first noticed
about ten days ago, when all the wells
suddenly ran dry, and at night there
was deep rumbling noise resembling
the muttering of distant thunder, which
seemed to come from the earth. o.
casionally there would be an explosion
like the booming of a far-off gun, and
recently column of fire has been seen
to shoot up at intervals during the
night from Stonger's bluff, two miles
from the town. Citizens who went out
to investigate the disturbance say that
the heat near the bluff was so intense
that they could not approach it. The
scene of the phenomena is one of the
widest and most rugged parts of the
State, and is remote from communica-
ton by mail or telegraph.-New York
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